Governance in past and present climate related migration

New article historicizes internal migration in Ghana Alarmist scenarios about climate change and migration depict millions of Africans entering northern countries, pushed by irreversible environmental damage. As much research has shown, this is a simplified and exaggerated picture, as most African migrants move short distances, to urban centers or perhaps neighbouring countries in response to climate change or other livelihood and security challenges. Moreover, we know that migration has been part of life in Africa for centuries, also in response to environmental conditions, rather than constituting a new phenomenon. What we do not know much about, however, is the history of climate-change related migration.